Accreditation in the city press centers of 2018 FIFA World Cup for journalists is prolonged till July 11

Accreditation in the city press centers of 2018 FIFA World Cup for journalists is prolonged till July 11. Maria Zakharova at a briefing on the current questions of foreign policy in a videoconference format in the city press center of the FIFA World Cup of FIFA 2018TM in Samara the official representative .

"Due to the keen interest made the decision to prolong accreditation terms. Now it can be made till July 11", — she noted.

according to the official representative Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, today more than 10 thousand applications are submitted

for accreditation to the city press centers, from them 3 thousand — from foreign countries already.

Maria Zakharova reminded that the city press centers are created specially for representatives of mass media who have no official accreditation of FIFA, and also for independent journalists, bloggers who want to carry out the professional activity in the territory Russian Federation on covering of the FIFA World Cup.

the Official representative Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation emphasized that within work of the city press centers on a regular basis briefings, press conferences, video bridges and many other things are carried out.

"Using opportunity, I transfer to all cities and all journalists who work in the city press centers, greetings from Samara" — she told the journalists connected to video conference.

the Official representative the Ministry of Foreign Affairs also thanked international information agency "Rossiya segodnya" that it assumed a problem of reception of journalists.

In an opening speech the representative the Ministry of Foreign Affairs noted that at a choice of the city press center for a briefing did not do without personal motives.

"When we chose by

the city, did not do without personal factor. My roots on the father — from Samara Region, this village Steppe Shentala, Koshki district" — were told journalists by Maria Zakharova.

It also reported that on the eve of a briefing visited the village, from where a sort her relatives. Communicated to inhabitants and even tasted local strawberry.

"It was very beautiful, and I thought that it import. I tried and understood that it is that strawberry which grew on sites earlier. I brought strawberry with myself. After a briefing of all I treat" — told journalists Maria Zakharova.